Préparation à l'IGCSE au British Council

Prepare your teenager for Cambridge IGCSE with our two-year programme for bilingual students aged 14–16.

Through focused work on reading, writing and text analysis, they strengthen their academic English and develop the skills needed to approach the qualification with confidence.

What is Cambridge IGCSE?

Cambridge IGCSE is an internationally recognised qualification for students aged 14–16. Our preparation course helps bilingual students strengthen their academic English and develop the reading, writing and analytical skills they need for the programme and examination.

Cambridge IGCSE preparation at a glance 

  • Who: bilingual students aged 14–16
  • Qualification: Cambridge IGCSE
  • Format: face-to-face
  • Duration: 2-year programme
  • Schedule: 3 hours per week, 90 hours per academic year
  • Period: September 2026 to June 2027
  • Locations: Invalides, Solférino and Passy in Paris
  • Price: from €244 per month

What your teenager will learn

Throughout the programme, your teenager will strengthen their academic English and develop the skills needed to communicate with greater confidence, accuracy and precision.

They will learn to: 

  • communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written English;
  • expand their vocabulary and strengthen their grammar, spelling and punctuation;
  • read, understand and analyse a range of texts;
  • organise ideas and adapt their writing to different purposes and audiences;
  • understand the structure and requirements of the examination;
  • recognise different question types and what each one is asking them to do;
  • plan and structure effective responses;
  • manage their time and develop strategies for approaching examination tasks;
  • apply their skills through regular practice and feedback from their teacher.

Paris
Centres		 Dates Price
(Wed)
September 2026
to June 2027
From €244
a month

  
Solférino 7th
(Sat)
Passy 16th
(Wed)

*Please inform me of the opening of future sessions.

Our First Language English IGCSE curriculum is for learners who speak and write in English fluently. It is a two-year programme starting in troisième and finishing in seconde. At the end of seconde, they sit the IGCSE exam and gain the certificate. 

The IGCSE was created for and tailored to a multi–cultural, multi–lingual audience in a way that UK GCSE examinations are not, yet it is fully aligned to the standards of the UK GCSE. 

Our programme develops essential lifelong skills in both an English-speaking and a broader international context, including creative thinking and problem-solving, as well as more general analysis and communication skills such as synthesis, inference, and the ability to order facts and present opinions effectively. It also helps learners to:

  • develop the ability to communicate clearly, accurately and effectively when speaking and writing,
  • learn how to select and use a wide range of vocabulary, and the correct grammar, spelling and punctuation,
  • develop a personal style and an awareness of the audience being addressed. 

It is widely accepted in higher education institutions as proof of high ability in English. Find out more information about IGCSE recognition at higher level education institutions in the UK and across the world.

Take advantage of our exclusive offers:

  • €100 discount* when you enrol your child directly on our online shop (one-time payment)
    using the code 26WEBSHOP100 (after your child’s level has been confirmed)
  • €80 discount* for any one-time payment made at our Paris-Invalides centre
  • €150 discount* starting from the second child enrolled from the same family (terms and conditions apply)
  • €50 loyalty discount* (terms and conditions apply)

*The above discounts only apply to our academic year coursers and cannot be combined, or applied retroactively.

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